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1 UNC-STRENGTHENING UNION NEGOTIATION CULTURE IN EDUCATION QUESTIONNAIRE THE GOVERNNACE OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM ORGANISATIONAL MODELS AND LEVELS OF UNION REPRESENTATION BARGAINING/AGREEMENT LEVELS AND PURPOSES, PARTECIPATION LEVELS AND PURPOSES OF THE SOCIAL This project is carried out with the support of the European Commission Via Leopoldo Serra n. 31, Roma - tel fax

2 Name of the organisation.. Part One THE GOVERNANCE OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM Distribution of governance responsibilities among territorial s Please indicate with a yes or no the responsible for the governance of the different sectors of the education system. Pre-primary Isced 0 Primary Isced1 Lower secondary Isced2 Upper secondary Isced3 Vocational education and training Regional between regional and local school b) Distribution of responsibilities for the overall governance of the education system Please indicate with a yes or no the entities responsible for the activities shown Pre-primary school Funding Regional school General educational policies Curricula Definition of plan of activities for the individual schools integration of disabled 2

3 integration of foreign educational system individual school Primary school Funding Regional school General educational policies Curricula Definition of plan of activities for the individual schools integration of disabled integration of foreign educational system individual school 3

4 Lower secondary school Funding Regional school General educational policies Curricula Definition of plan of activities for the individual schools integration of disabled integration of foreign educational system individual school Upper secondary school Funding Regional school General educational policies Curricula Definition of plan of activities for the individual schools integration of disabled integration of foreign educational system individual school 4

5 Vocational education and training Funding Regional school General educational policies Curricula Definition of plan of activities for the individual schools integration of disabled integration of foreign educational system individual school c) Distribution of responsibilities concerning the management of the individual schools Please indicate with a yes or no the entities responsible for the activities shown Pre-primary school Regional school Canteen Transportations Educational materials Surveillance of facilities Surveillance of Cleaning of facilities Healthcare services Administrative services 5

6 Primary school Regional school Canteen Transportations Educational materials Surveillance of facilities Surveillance of Cleaning of facilities Healthcare services Administrative services Lower secondary school Regional school Canteen Transportations Educational materials Surveillance of facilities Surveillance of Cleaning of facilities Healthcare services Administrative services Upper secondary school Canteen Transportations Educational materials Surveillance of facilities Surveillance of Cleaning of facilities Healthcare services Administrative services Orientation services Link between school and work Regional school 6

7 Vocational education and training Canteen Transportations Educational materials Surveillance of facilities Regional school Surveillance of Cleaning of facilities Healthcare services Administrative services Orientation services Link between school and work How would you describe the situation in the education sector in your country in terms of Distribution of responsibilities... School autonomy 7

8 e) With respect to governance, please provide your opinion on the critical points. the strengths the union s proposals.. 8

9 PART TWO - ORGANISATIONAL MODELS AND LEVELS OF UNION REPRESENTATION Is your union a member of a federation, confederation or central organisation? YES NO If yes, which one? b) Please describe the role that the federation, confederation or central organisation plays in educational policies in staff policies.. c) Are there rules/laws that govern union representation? YES NO If yes, what are their main aspects? The union is organised at yes no Regional yes no yes no yes no 9

10 e) With respect to de-centring, decentralisation and school autonomy processes, did/should the union change its structure and organisation? Yes No If yes, please describe the main changes f) Does the union have and training policies in place to upgrade the skills and knowledge of its militants and strengthen its role in the following areas: Areas Yes No Social dialogue European policies Policies of international bodies Bargaining g) Does the union have active policies in place to encourage the participation of young people and women? YES NO If yes, please describe briefly the activities performed. 10

11 PART THREE BARGAINING/AGREEMENT LEVELS AND PURPOSES, PARTICIPATION LEVELS AND PURPOSES OF THE SOCIAL Governance of the educational system and the services involved in the operation of the system For every area indicated in the first column, please indicate whether such area is covered in participation,, or whether it falls within the purview of the competent authority; please indicate also the concerned by type of activity (please use S for individual school ; L local; I intermediate; R regional; N national) * ** *** with social Educational policies Curricula Funding System evaluation integration of disabled integration of foreign Student orientation policies Link school/work Canteen Transportations School cleaning Student surveillance services Healthcare services Administrative services * Meetings are held on non-contractual matters and end with understandings, which are equivalent to a political commitment but are not binding, as an agreement would be. 11

12 ** Information Meetings are held on matters related to the national agreement. The government is required to provide and the unions have a right to exercise control. Information may be: ex ante, that is given before the government makes a decision; b), that is to review measures adopted by the government. *** The parties meet every time that they deem it appropriate, including on matters non covered by the national agreement. Pre-primary school teachers increases 12

13 Primary school teachers increases Lower secondary school teachers increases 13

14 Upper secondary school teachers increases Vocational education and training teachers increases 14

15 Pre-primary school administrative staff increases Primary school administrative staff increases 15

16 Lower secondary school administrative staff increases Upper secondary school administrative staff increases 16

17 Vocational education and training administrative staff increases Other types of staff??? Are unions present in bipartite bodies? yes no If yes at what?. What are the matters handled in the forum?. e) Are unions present in tripartite bodies? yes no If yes at what?.. What are the matters handled in the forum? 17

18 f) Is there a forum with the unions with respect to the educational policies of the European Union? yes no If yes, how does it operate?. What are the matters handled in the forum?.. g) In the areas of participation, and interaction with employers and/or other entities, please provide your opinion on The critical points. The strengths The union s proposals.. 18

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